Matthew Lang

Resolutions rarely affect only ourselves when we make them. Patrick makes a good point of getting those around you to help support your resolutions.

And even those things you think are just for you — to exercise more, to eat better, to meditate — may not be able to be successful without our partners actively supporting those efforts and allowing us the time, space, and resources to achieve them. Accountability helps here too. If those around you know them you are more likely to be held to the goal.
— Resolutions don't happen in a vacuum... by Patrick Rhone

Boxing Day: a day where you avoid anything too clever and start by reflecting on (1) identifying the boxes in your life and (2) checking what's inside them.

— Jagged Thoughts for Jagged Times 130 by Nicholas Bate

I already have too many boxes. Perfect timing to de-clutter.

An early Christmas present from Arizona. All you need to know to get things done.

I can't wait for the run-up to Christmas to finish, and for Christmas itself to begin. This frantic running about gets worse every year.

I may take NB's advice this weekend and start bringing the quiet forward.

This morning's topic of conversation in the car to school with the kids was very enlightening.

Where would you go if the zombie apocalypse started?

Some barmy theories were proposed, but perhaps the best one was to hole up in a bike shop.

There's coffee, energy bars, bike tools, plenty of bikes for barricading doors and their reliable as transport.

And they say kids today aren't imaginative!